Super Bowl

The New England Patriots say they have more to worry about during training camp than the status of their star quarterback's lawsuit against the NFL and the team's image around the league. The defending Super Bowl champions are trying to replace Vince Wilfork on the defensive line and Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner in the secondary. Linebackers Jerod Mayo and Dont'a Hightower are trying to come back from injuries. New additions such as cornerback/safety Robert McClain are learning the system. Some players — second-year running back James White and defensive lineman Sealver Siliga, for example — are looking for bigger roles, and others are fighting just for a...

If we learned anything about NFL running backs this off-season, it's that they are highly replaceable.
That's how franchises seem to view them, at least, with the Dallas Cowboys allowing their single-season rushing leader, DeMarco Murray, to slip away to...

NFL training camps open this week, and questions abound.
Who will start the season as New England's quarterback? Have aging stars who have switched teams improved their odds of winning a Super Bowl? Which franchises are on the rise, and which are on...

Even the spotlight of back-to-back Super Bowl appearances didn't prepare Kam Chancellor for this.
Hollywood lights and cameras. A sea of stagehands. And — appropriately, for the Seattle Seahawks safety — a legion of boom mics.
"I never expected...

Matt Flynn might be getting another chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.
And he just might do so with the defending Super Bowl champions. At least until their superstar quarterback returns from suspension. And if that suspension still stands...

Former USC linebacker Willie McGinest has been elected to the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Tuesday.
The Patriots selected McGinest with the fourth pick in the 1994 draft.
McGinest played 12 of his 15 NFL seasons with the...

John Madden says three different generations know him by three different names.
To those who remember him leading the Raiders to their first Super Bowl victory, he's Coach.
To those who best remember him as a broadcaster, he's John.
To the millions who...

NFL team owners are scheduled to begin meetings Tuesday in San Francisco, where the discussion is expected to bounce from future Super Bowl host cities to stadium proposals in Los Angeles and St. Louis, but one of the most interesting topics will...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers thrives under pressure on the field, and on "Celebrity Jeopardy!".
The Packers signal-caller came away the big winner on Tuesday night's celebrity edition of the quiz competition hosted by Alex...

Darren Sharper is part of New Orleans Saints lore. The image of him with his finger in the air signaling No. 1 as teammate Tracy Porter returns a late-game interception for a touchdown is one of the lasting impressions from Super Bowl XLIV.
But Sharper...

It's now as official as the presentation of the Lombardi Trophy, only that sterling silver ball has been attached to a heavy metal chain.
Four months after the NFL crowned Tom Brady and the New England Patriots as Super Bowl champions, the league has...

It's no secret Hall of Fame football coach Don Shula isn't a big fan of New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick. The former Miami Dolphins coaching great even went as far to describe Belichick with the increasingly tired moniker of...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, appearing Thursday night at a scheduled engagement at Salem State University in Massachusetts, declined to comment on an NFL investigation implicating him in a scheme to deflate footballs last season.
Brady,...

Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana and his wife, Jennifer, have made a splash in San Francisco’s Marina District, buying a full-floor flat for $2.275 million.
The lower of two units in a 1920s building, the home is distinguished by parquet wood...

President Obama just couldn't help himself.
When the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots visited the White House on Wednesday, Obama did not shy away from the Deflategate controversy that has followed the team since the AFC championship game back in...

Jim Harbaugh is getting paid quite handsomely to coach Michigan's football team -- $5 million a year with the chance to make a lot more in bonuses and incentives.
Obviously the university thinks he's worth it. Not only did Harbaugh go to three NFC...

The NFL will have rules in place to make the game safer next season, but measures to enhance replay got the thumbs down Tuesday from team owners at the league's annual meetings.
Owners voted unanimously in favor of giving independent spotters the...

The Pittsburgh Steelers released one of their most recognizable defensive stars Monday, letting defensive end Brett Keisel go after 13 seasons.
"We have informed Brett Keisel that we plan to release him today," Steelers General Manager Kevin...